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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Resilience
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

More than just a slogan?

After suffering catastrophic destruction from cyclones, Mozambique needs more than a simple restoration of the status quo

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Xi Jinping is weaker than many observers believe

Why I do not think that China proves authoritarianism to be effective

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Failure is unaffordable

If humanity fails to fund the SDG agenda appropriately, all nations will suffer and none will be great

Vocational schools
Verena Stamm

Anything is possible

Vocational schools are an important aspect of education and training in Burundi

School system
Verena Stamm

Charitable and faith-based initiatives must jump in

The school situation in Burundi is difficult

Vocational training
Judy Thuo
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Front-face customer care

Why vocational training matters in Nairobi’s public-transport industry, and why young women in particular deserve job opportunities

Inequality
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How addictive behaviours are linked to inequality

A new book by two British scholars explores the negative impacts that social inequality has on mental health

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Too little and too unambitious

Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes are calling for more money for official development assistance and more ambitious policies

Mobile money services
Humphrey Nkonde

Popular with employees and customers alike

Mobile-phone companies in Zambia give unemployed youth a chance

Primary schools
Samwar S. Fallah

Public is waiting for government report

Authorities shy away from discussing results of Liberian private-public partnership in primary education

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy